Friday, March 21, 2014

Boyd St Bowling Bag- take 2!

We are told that it is Spring, even though it is -18 today! However, we have had some really nice days with a lot of the snow melting, so I guess a couple more "winter" days isn't the end of the world!

I decided to "upgrade" my fabrics this time! Instead of the Walmart cotton duck, I used Koi canvas by Rashida Coleman-Hale for the main exterior body.

The yellow flower fabric is by Erin McMorris, called Floradots from the La Dee Da collection. The yellow leather handles I got on Etsy- don't actually remember which shop.

The other big thing I changed, was to use byannie's Soft & Stable as the interfacing for the exterior fabrics. Wow! Is this amazing stuff or what!

The stability it gives to the bag is incredible, and it is so easy to sew with. I was a little nervous about it, because it is fairly thick, but absolutely no problem at all.

For the interior, I used Sunprint feathers. I lost the piece I cut for the bottom, and didn't have enough to recut. Seriously! How do you just lose a piece of fabric? It's not like I took it out for a walk and accidentally lost it! Sheesh, so darn annoying.

But, as it turns out, I do like the Floradots on the bottom. I put the Soft & Stable on the lining piece instead of the exterior bottom. For the exterior bottom I used the Peltex and interfacing as described in the pattern. Worked really well.

A really cute "handmade" zipper pull that Janelle also sells in her shop. She has some new ones with a Canadian flag that I want to get soon!

What a great bag the fabrics are divine! sara at sewsweetness shared a tip to use automobile headliner fabric in place of soft and stable and I will only use that from now on! I found it for 14.99 a yd and it is like 60" long and I had a 50% coupon! So much more economical and I cannot tell the diff between my bag using soft and stable and the headliner fabric.

Beautiful Bag. I use headliner foam instead of Soft and Stable, which I am told is nearly the same thing. Can't find the S&S locally, but Joann Fabric and Hancock Fabric sell headliner foam by the yard. It's not cheap, but you can use a coupon and it comes in a few neutral colors too. It is nice to sew through and even presses without a problem. I was worried it might melt, but not a problem.

What a great bag the fabrics are divine! sara at sewsweetness shared a tip to use automobile headliner fabric in place of soft and stable and I will only use that from now on! I found it for 14.99 a yd and it is like 60" long and I had a 50% coupon! So much more economical and I cannot tell the diff between my bag using soft and stable and the headliner fabric.

Beautiful Bag. I use headliner foam instead of Soft and Stable, which I am told is nearly the same thing. Can't find the S&S locally, but Joann Fabric and Hancock Fabric sell headliner foam by the yard. It's not cheap, but you can use a coupon and it comes in a few neutral colors too. It is nice to sew through and even presses without a problem. I was worried it might melt, but not a problem.